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January 23, 2012

DIY Homemade Ranch Dressing

Last fall, I was on a kick for making my own homemade condiments. Each recipe I tried was successful. Then, when our move to Mississippi was confirmed, I stopped my new-found love of do-it-yourself concoctions because I knew they would all be wasted as they wouldn’t survive a 3-day journey across the country.

Now that we’re semi-settled in, I am enthusiastically diving back into the DIY journey. This week, I will supply you with the three condiments recipes I made before the move, starting with my favorite of the three, this ranch dressing. When I made my first batch last September, I doubled the recipe and still used it all up before it went bad. I made Chicken Ranch Pizza, used it as a dip for my Oven “Fried” Pickles, and pretty much slathered it onto every other food that entered my mouth. When ranch dressing is available, it’s quite possible I abuse it. Meaning, it goes on everything. Now that I can have it homemade, without preservatives, I feel much better about this habit. 😉 And, having it homemade is a measly 5 minutes away.

Hi Kim, Thanks for the kind note. A “bunch” is hard to describe, but yes, it can be a matter of taste. 🙂 Since it says a small bunch, I would start with just taking a little handful and throwing it in. You can always add more. Hope this somewhat helps!

This dressing is awesome. My daughter loves ranch dressing and I am trying to get away from processed foods. I love knowing what is in the things I’m feeding her. I didn’t have buttermilk, but I just used plain yogurt and it worked great. Thank you so much for the recipe :0)

I made this exactly as the recipe specified & it was awesome. It didn’t taste exactly like the HV packets but it was REALLY close & it was waaaay better than any bottled version of ranch dressing ~ MGFF